Lovely composition and arrangement.  Touches me on so many levels and emotions...

I like the way you set up the 3/4 meter and then began to tip it out of balance by interspersing some 2/4 measures at about 0:55 seconds. You chose to have this short episode straighten itself out into 3/4 meter for the rest of the movement. Did you consider making more of the musical metric conflict by transitioning to 2/4 or having a metric 'compromise' by maming 3/4 + 2/4 become 5/4 meter (like Tchaikowsky's 5/4 waltz in his 5th Symphony)? Just a thought. Nothing wrong with stablizing again in 3/4. I enjoyed hearing this!

A four-movement string quartet and an additional classical composition based around a set of secret musical "rules" originally created for the album "Prohibited Topics." Hope you enjoy!

String Quartet - "Concordant"

Written using the same set of musical "rules" I used for the "Prohibited Topics" album.

Cover art by NeuralBlender.

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A string quartet based on the same (secret) musical "rules" as the "Prohibited Topics" album. Hope you enjoy!

"Concordant" Quartet

"Concordant" String Quartet - Movement 1

"Concordant" String Quartet - Movement 2

"Concordant" String Quartet

"Concordant" String Quartet - Movement 3

"Concordant" String Quartet - Movement 4

https://youtu.be/3fHo4B1x_BY

Seems to be an endless repeated theme for me ~ running away to the countryside, and in recent years this has been the Australian wilderness, from the deep south to the far north.

Dedicated to, and featuring Gary Reeves (aka Mountain Songs) on drums and cymbals (remixed) at the start. Banjo, lap slide guitar (acting as bass), beats and vox by myself. This song is for Gary, who has been a wonderful musical compadre for many of us around the world, via this  Soundcloud Village.

Respect and acknowledgement to the Traditional Owners of the lands, waters and skies in this video, both in Australia and New Zealand. Particular thanks to the Yolgnu people of Gapuwiyak who made me feel so welcome during my short visit to Arnhem Land last year.

Looking Up & Down      Song, recording, audio & video July 2023 - Chris Okunbor (APRA)
I was chained to the city, thinking I could fly,
I gazed at the heavens as the clouds rolled high.
Long, long days working to the plan,
I changed my way of living and I left that town.

Now I'm higher than the mountains, looking down below,
rolling miles above cotton candy snow.
Way beyond the city, just going with the flow.
running to freedom to a place unknown.

Got a window seat, got a beer in hand.
Feeling in my heart for this ancient land.
Well, wild rivers snake,  jeweled seas shine.
Djerimanga Songlines are spinning out my mind.

Higher than the mountains, and the madding crowd,
cruising miles above cotton fields of cloud.
Way beyond the city, going with the flow,
running to freedom, to a place unknown.
To a place unknown.

Looking Up & Down

Looking Up & Down  ~ a song for Gary (video link in notes)

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Cuesta Abajo

A collaboration with one of #Ha Kékong's field recordings...1 track of mandolin doubled, with one track of Ha's doubled and the second turned into a midi track

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Mando Whispers To A Train

Composed, arranged, performed, and produced by:
Carlos Vivanco

Desert Shadows

Sand Storm

Passar Despercebido

X-You Bet!!

In the Highlands

Marco Lucchi & idematoa - Omnia florent - reimagined by Wilfried Hanrath

A nice Spring grooving with my Friend Joerg,
Realy nice feeling on this Jörg, Good Food i think
https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx

Lunatics 141 Grooving The Spring / Joerxworx & Ratzzz

The preacher said one sentence and my mind was free.

freedom of mind

I work as a scientist for a living & am a hobbyist composer writing in a few different styles. I recommend headphones. All of my music is released under a Creative Commons Attribution/Noncommercial license.

My bandcamp page is getting out of date again, but some older albums there can be downloaded for free or for a name-your-own price donation.

If anyone wants to try performing any of this stuff on real instruments please send a message and I can provide scores. Not sure how playable some of it is for human musicians though.

Unsolicited messages asking me to listen to your latest song will lead to you being blocked unless if I know you well and we've interacted a lot.

Hope you enjoy and thanks for visiting!

"Concordant" String Quartet - Movement 2

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